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CBOE Announces Christmas Holiday Trading Schedule

Date 03/12/2003

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), the world's largest options exchange, today announced the following modified trading schedule in observance of the Christmas holiday:
(All noted times are Chicago time)

Wednesday, Dec. 24:
CBOE interest rate products close at 12:00 Noon CST.

Stock options and certain narrow based indexes that normally close at 3:02 p.m. will close at 12:02 p.m. CST.

Broad based indexes, such as DIA, DJX, MNX, NDX, OEX, RUT, SPX, QQQ that normally close at 3:15 p.m. will close at 12:15 p.m. CST.

Thursday Dec. 25:
CBOE will be Closed.

Friday, Dec. 26:
CBOE interest rate products close at 12:00 Noon CST.

Stock options and certain narrow based indexes that normally close at 3:02 p.m. will close at 12:02 p.m. CST.

Broad based indexes that normally close at 3:15 p.m. will close at 12:15 p.m. CST.